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Through the lens of social constructionism: the development of innovative anti-corruption policies and practices in Bulgaria, Greece and Romania, 2000–2015
journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-12, 08:59 authored by Roxana Bratu, Dimitri A Sotiropoulos, Maya StoyanovaThe past decade has witnessed two distinct yet interconnected developments in the understanding, policy and practice of corruption studies. On the one hand, corruption has progressively been constructed as a major threat to economic and social development through the use of deceivingly simplistic Western-centric definitions,1 awareness campaigns and international perception-indexes that create the illusion of measuring real levels of corruption. Such developments have recently been criticized by academic observers and activists alike for presenting corruption as a country-specific issue, closely linked to the public sector. On the other hand, and perhaps counterintuitively, anti-corruption efforts have been decontextualized, focusing on generic fixes that typically involve the public sector. This one-size-fits-all approach has not produced impressive results, and has come under attack for ignoring the historical context and function of contemporary states.
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Journal
Slavonic and East European ReviewISSN
0037-6795Publisher
Maney PublishingIssue
1Volume
95Page range
117-150Department affiliated with
- Politics Publications
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